Duncan J Petrie 
Creativity And Constraint In The British Film Industry [PDF ebook] 

Explores hieroglyphs as a metaphor for the relationship between new media and writing in British modernism In the British Museum, one object attracts more tourists than any other: the Rosetta Stone. …

Barbara Stanwyck”s illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywoo …

This text looks at the film ”Shane” (1983) directed by George Stevens, then one of Hollywood”s most successful film-makers. Alan Ladd plays the charismatic outsider who defends a community against …

Documentary filmmaking is one of the most vibrant areas of media activity in the Chinese world, with many independent filmmakers producing documentaries that deal with a range of sensitive socio-poli …

This volume addresses the content of television — both programs and advertisements — and the psychological effects of the content on the audience. The author not only reports new research, but expl …

The captivity narrative, the earliest genre of American popular literature, continues to be of cultural significance in late 20th-century Hollywood. Many popular films of the last four decades incorp …

Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation takes a comprehensive look at the history of the medium, its growth and development over the last 50 years. This book features exciting contributions from innov …

Following the release of Ridley Scott”s Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing scholarship on the Cold War epics of …

WINNER OF A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AWARD 2019 The political violence that erupted towards the end of the twentieth century between the Peruvian state and militant group `Shining Path” lef …